By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the House Republicans get ready to launch a partisan, political investigation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the United States Department of Justice, many Democrats and liberal commentators also find themselves wondering what in the hell is going on with Attorney General Merrick Garland. When Garland…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Action Network is organizing a new march on Washington to mark the 60th anniversary of the first march on Washington in 1963 with Martin Luther King, the Rev. Al Sharpton announced Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” The focus will be on the rise in hate…
Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more. It is a tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing. – Macbeth after he hears of Lady Macbeth’s death, in Act 5, scene 5, lines 16–27. The…
Public Opinion Analysis – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a spectacle of arm-twisting on the House floor that nearly erupted into fisticuffs, California Republican Kevin McCarthy finally won over just enough of the right-wing rebels he needed Friday night to become Speaker of the House. After a five-day, 15-ballot debacle of a…
They Should Be Locked Up Along With Donald Trump – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Confederate rebels who wanted to break up the United States in the 1860s failed in 1864, and similar rebels failed to take over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. But 21 insurrectionist…
Reward for Information About Capitol Hill Pipe Bomber Raised to $500,000 – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the eve of the second anniversary of the violent attack at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a seditious conspiracy and violent insurrection that was clearly an unsuccessful attempt to block the certification of…
It turns out quite a lot, if people would listen… The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — How can art influence life and make the world a better place? One thing’s for sure. You can’t do it by being oblivious to what’s going on around you. And what can an Irish…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the years roll by and print becomes ever less relevant — and this is supposed to be the year of gratitude — I am more grateful every year that I do not have to crank out more irrelevant and ridiculous news to fill…
A cold rain is falling. But I’m out of my bed. As the coffee is calling. Can’t get this out of my head. The Big Picture -Â By Glynn Wilson -Â WASHINGTON, D.C. — What do Napoleon Bonaparte, Thomas Paine, William Wordsworth, Edmund Burke, Immanuel Kant, Fredric Jameson, and Bob Dillon have in common? And…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers an address before a joint meeting of Congress. Video Full Text Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday. He appealed to President Biden and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to increase U.S. support for Ukraine as they seek…
By Craig Silverman and Ruth Talbot – – In late 2021, the right-wing site Conservative Beaver published a story falsely claiming the FBI had arrested Pfizer’s CEO for fraud. It wasn’t Conservative Beaver’s first brush with fabricated news. The site had falsely claimed Barack Obama was arrested for espionage, Pope Francis was and “human trafficking, 
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol held its final public meeting on Monday afternoon, Dec. 19, 2022, ending a historic 18-month investigation with the approval of its final report. The committee voted unanimously to recommend criminal charges of inciting an insurrection,…
“If we weren’t all crazy we would go insane.” – Jimmy Buffet and the Coral Reefer Band, 1977 The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Here’s a Sunday challenge: Do a Google search for “mental health crisis.” There is no doubt a mental health crisis grips this country, and probably the…
The Big Picture - By Glynn Wilson - Who is this Elon Musk? And what’s his problem? What went wrong with Time magazine’s person of the year for 2021? Sources with inside knowledge through the Dreams of “The Sandman” from DC Comics say Musk made a deal with the Devil back in the 1990s —…
The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – #TheTwitterFiles WASHINGTON, D.C. — If I had a bank account like Elon Musk, I might very well be hanging out somewhere around Palm Beach, Florida this weekend, since it’s expected to hit 80 degrees for a high in the sun. Clearly Elon Musk is not a golfer.…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Finally after a trial that lasted more than two months and three days of jury deliberations, a guilty verdict was returned against Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs of the right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers on Tuesday for leading a seditious conspiracy to keep former President Donald Trump…
WASHINGTON, D.C. — So I woke up at the crack of dawn on the day before Thanksgiving and felt pretty good. Even though it was 32 degrees outside, it was 68 inside, and I remembered to make the coffee the night before. All I had to do was hit the button on Mr. Coffee and…
Staff Report – WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer of Greenbelt, Maryland will not seek a leadership role in the 118th Congress, according to an email message to colleagues and supporters. His announcement comes as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the face of House Democrats for two decades and the first woman to serve…
It looks like a miracle considering where Americans get their information – The Big Picture – By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Uh, oh. It’s been one week since Election Day, and it appears Republicans are on the verge of winning the 218 seats they need in the House to take majority control in…
By Glynn Wilson – WASHINGTON, D.C. — Millions of people who waited until Election Day to vote cast their ballots on Tuesday in an American democratic tradition that is historically strained, to say the least, while millions more voted early by mail and in person, hoping to avoid any last minute problems or even violence…
